...trash can.ACTION TAKEN: When told about the overflowing trash can Thursday, Augusta Environmental Services Director MarkJohnson said he would look into it. By Fri day afternoon, the trash can was no longer on the sidewalk.

...except in Hephzibah and Blythe. And trash is picked up only once a week.But now, Environmental Services Director MarkJohnson says things are working better and people are happier. For example, 3,000 new recycling carts have been delivered...

...complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Office prompted in part his termination by Environmental Services Director MarkJohnson, but Barbee said the city hadn't been notified of the complaint until after the termination.Adkins, a former city...

...Augusta facility in December. The franchise fee is charged against gross revenues.Environmental Services Director MarkJohnson told commissioners his balance sheet showed a negative $3 million after long-term commitments to close landfills...

...greenbacks, said 5 percent will delay some scheduled maintenance and extension projects, and Solid Waste Director MarkJohnson told them that if the city had to pay today for future liabilities, such as EPA-mandated environmental projects to...